The town of Plano, IL (60545) is a small community located in Kendall County. With its population just above 10,000 people, Plano has experienced slow but steady growth over the years. Politically, the town is represented by a number of local and state-level candidates who work to make sure that the interests of Plano's residents are heard. On the local level, there are currently two candidates running for Mayor: David A. Richards and Rick Zirkle. Both have been heavily involved in promoting the needs of their community and advocating for issues such as economic development and public safety. At the state level, there are representatives from both major parties working to ensure that Plano receives adequate funding for its education system and infrastructure projects. In addition, many organizations within Plano focus on creating a more vibrant culture through art and music events throughout the year. Overall, it is clear that politics have an important role in shaping the future of Plano and its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 60545 (Plano, IL) is leaning liberal.
Kendall County, IL is leaning liberal. In Kendall County, IL 51.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kendall county flipped moderately Democratic, 51.7% to 45.9%.
Kendall county flipped Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in four of the last six Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 60545 (Plano, IL) is leaning liberal.
Plano, Illinois is leaning liberal.
Kendall County, Illinois is leaning liberal.
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin Metro Area is very liberal.
Illinois is moderately liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Plano, Illinois: R R d r r d
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 60545 (Plano)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 240 contributions totaling $3,463 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $14 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 102 contributions totaling $16,643 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $163 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)